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Death of a Darklord focuses on a young woman who finds that she has a talent for magic in a land and a family unforgiving of such abilities, and her tragic attempts to redeem herself in the eyes of her family by aiding them on their quest to end the dark magic that has destroyed a neighboring town.

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I had no idea when I bought this book that not only was it a very early example of Hamilton's work but that the plot was based on a very popular boardgame of the time. There are two more books in the Ravenloft the Covenant trilogy and both of these are written by different authors.

Hamilton's writing in this book is not well polished like those who have become used to both the Anita Blake and Merry Gentry series and I think maybe this is also because she has tried to encompass part of a popular game the plot does not work as well as her own original storylines.

If you've nothing better to read then maybe get yourself a copy but don't bust a gut going out of your way.

One of the worst Ravenloft novels that I have read. The main adventuring group don't reach Cortton until chapter 19 and what follows isn't worth the mammoth wait. One of the central characters Jonathan Ambrose just doesn't cut it for me. Furthermore,I didn't enjoy the way in which the party meet their demise. On the plus side you do get some insights on the domain lord - Harkon Lukas. However, this fails to save it as you will not feel compelled to read this book twice.

Having read this book shortly after finishing Heart of Midnight, I was very into Harkon Lukas, whom I thought played a prominent role in this novel. He does, but not until the near end. The story mostly focuses on a group of adventurers tied to a society that combats Evil in Kartakass. They are sent to the village of Cortton to cure the plague of undead that walks the streets. Along the way, they must contend with one of their own slowly becoming a wizard (their leader hates magic) and some newcomers to the land who seem to be able to raise the dead to true life, something unheard of in the domain.The beginning (most of the book) was slow, and the travel seemed to take-up most of the story, but once they got to the village, Laurell K. Hamilton showed me that she could write a good tale. The ending was near-perfect in its setup, and leaves the reader wondering what happened to more than one of the characters (however, if they know anything about Kartakass and Luk as in general, they could figure it out) and if there will be a sequel (here's hoping).In all, a good read.

Unless you are versed in the history of the land of the mists Ravenloft, you may not get as much enjoyment from this offering as you would expect. This is a departure from the standard Laurell Hamilton offering, even though the supernatural theme is prevalent. If you like Harkon Lukas, the Domain Lord of Kartakass, this novel reads well, capturing somewhat the essense of the depths of which such an evil being will go to achieve his goals. But unless you are grounded in the lore of Ravenloft, you may find some of the narrative in this novel a bit weak. It is not to par with some of her better efforts, such as GUILTY PLEASURES or THE KILLING DANCE. But to an avid gamer there is worth in this book from a resource background. The side story of the group transported to Ravenloft is most engaging, you do end up wondering what happens to them. The description of how wolfweres hunt and kill was eerily done and lingered in the mind long afterward. But as a whole, the story seemed unfocused and unfinished. I would like to see a further effort by the author that focused more on the Dark Lord Harkon himself and not so much on the side stories.

According to the back cover of the book, the story is about Jonathan Ambrose, mage finder and mage hater, having to investigate a plague of undead in a village. Well, he does, but quite at the end of the book. Instead, Laurell K. Hamilton focuses more of the story on the teaching of his stepdaughter trying to learn the ways of magic. She swears she is not evil, and all people, even her teacher, another mage, do too. But Jonathan is not completely convinced, and he may be very right... I expected more of the book, rather than reading about a girl having visions becoming a mage. The end is very open, actually the book does not quite have an end, and I suspect, I even hope, that a follow-up comes.

When you read a Ravenloft novel you don't necessarily expect great literature (and I say this as a huge fan of both the Game and the Novels), they are after all a guilty pleasure and a bit of harmless creepy Gothic fun. Even given my realistic expectations I found this book to be truly awful!!!

I find it hard to believe this went through any form of editing process or even proof reading, and I'm even more shocked that TSR actually paid the author for her work!! Then again perhaps that's why they went out of business. I hope she used her pay cheque to buy a thesaurus as she is badly in need of one. I lost count of the number of times the same word was used in a sentence only to be repeated one or two lines later. The quality of the writing was something I would expect from a 13 or 14 year old not from an educated adult let alone a professional author!!

Not only is the book found wanting on a technical level the story is rotten. The opening sections drag on with loads of useless (and poorly executed) descriptions. Some interesting characters appear like the Wizard who takes on the protagonist as his student but their backgrounds are never explored instead the author prefers to repeated the same one dimensional feelings and reactions of the main character and her father figure.

Worst of all once the plot actually gets into gear the story suddenly stops. No resolution, no idea of what happens to the surviving characters, no explanation or even outcomes for the various relationships and arks explored in the novel, nothing. It just ends. You don't even know what becomes of the protagonist or any of the main characters. Instead you get a little prologue which explores the fate of the villain.Read more ›